SOLUTION: 1. -8(x+4)-(-9x-3)=-8 2. 3(y-2)/5=1-3y

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Question 183072: 1. -8(x+4)-(-9x-3)=-8
2. 3(y-2)/5=1-3y
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-8%28x%2B4%29-%28-9x-3%29=-8 Start with the given equation.


-8x-32%2B9x%2B3=-8 Distribute.


x-29=-8 Combine like terms on the left side.


x=-8%2B29 Add 29 to both sides.


x=21 Combine like terms on the right side.


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Answer:

So the answer is x=21